I have Herkimer County 'Tree Talks'. Does anyone have them for Lewis County, who might like to trade? johnson

Pardon my ignorance, but what specifically are "Tree Talks"? John Payne Milford Connecticut --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time.

Dear Pat and List: The G. W. Chase mentioned in your narrative about the lumber mills in Grieg and the planing mill in Port Leyden I believe to be one of the sons of Reuben Chase and the brother of Morris and William Chase of Lowville. William was the father of Kent Jarvis Chase who married Mary PHALON sometime after 1870 and moved to Ohio. If anyone out there has more info on the Lowville Chases and how they meshed with my ancestors, the PHALONS, please write me. I have some interesting general info on Kent Chase I'll share. Mary Phalan researching PHALON, CHASE, SCHERMERHORN, GUEPE, WRAPE, DENCE, and anyone else who looks interesting... > Content-Type: text/plain > > NYLEWIS-D Digest Volume 04 : Issue 19 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [NYLEWIS] RE:IGreig-Dolges,Chase,C [PNUTREG@cs.com] > #2 [NYLEWIS] RE: Continued - Greig [PNUTREG@cs.com] > #3 [NYLEWIS] Lewis County History ["Ken Everard" <everardk@comcast.ne] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from NYLEWIS-D, send a message to > > NYLEWIS-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > To contact the list administrator, send mail to > NYLEWIS-admin@rootsweb.com. > ______________________________> X-Message: #1 > Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 07:45:53 EST > From: PNUTREG@cs.com > To: NYLEWIS-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <1df.1c3d3148.2d958001@cs.com> > Subject: [NYLEWIS] RE:IGreig-Dolges,Chase,Carter, Patridge,Norton, > Pitcher,Botchford,Hershey, Etc. > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Additional Surnames: VanWoert, Northrup, Eaton and Lewis > > "Other Industries" Greig > > Upon Otter creek, in the eastern part of Greig, is a mill for cutting up > spruce timber into sounding boards for pianos. It is owned by Alfred Dolges who > also has a larger establishment at Brockett's Bridege in Herkimer County. For > this use, none but the best of timber can be used and that of slow growth and > very uniform texture is sought.The logs are first quatered and than sawed by > an upright gang, across the rings of annual growth, into bords five eighths of > an inch thick. When planed it is three eights of an inch thick and each piece > is squared upon the edges as wide as it will allow, there being a use for > every piece down to those three inches wide and ten inches long. From seven to > eight thousand feet are cut in a day. > > A planing mill for finishing the preparation is run at Port Leyden by Mr. G. > W. Chase upon premiese formerly a tannery. Mr Dolges also cuts flooring and > other stuff as materials come innot suitalbe for finer usesand employs fifteen > to twenty men. > > Lower down upon Otter Creek there is a saw mill owned by Charles Partridge > and still below this a gang sawmill formerly owned by A. C. Eaton but now by > Richard Carter (formerly of Troy) and run by Thomas J. Lewis. The timer and > other > stuff made at this mill is tansported to the river bank by a wooden tram-road > using horse power.. > > Still lower down on Otter creek is a mill owned by Edwin Pitcher and below > this is another belonging to Duane Norton for the manufacture of lumber and > lath. This completes the list of lumber mills upon this stream at the present > time. There was formerly another still lower down but tits dam was carried away > some years since and it is now in ruins. > > The sawmill of Richard Carter on Otter Creek in Greig was destroyed by fire > on February 21 1870. The mill was a valuable one and contained a gang of > thirty six saws and was insured for $4,000. which did not cover the loss. The > orgin of the fire was not known. > > To Be Continued > ______________________________> X-Message: #2 > Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 07:52:59 EST > From: PNUTREG@cs.com > To: NYLEWIS-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <bd.3e199687.2d9581ab@cs.com> > Subject: [NYLEWIS] RE: Continued - Greig > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > On the 16th of December 1876 A. C. Eaton lost 300,000. feet of lumber by > incendiary fire. It was insured for $6,500. > Besides the saw mills on Otter Creek there are at present the following in > the present Town of Greig. > Jacob Van Woert has a steam Saw Mill on Fish Creek using circular saws and > employs about fifteen men. > There are also on Fish Creek wter mills owned by Joseph T Northrup and Wessel > Gallup. > Upon Otter Creek, near Partridge's saw mill there is an extensive tannery > formerly owned by the Botchford Brothers, but now by Charles W. Hersey of > Boston. > It is run by F. M. Botchford & Company. > Henry J Botchford who was for several years prominently engaged in Tanning in > this town and Lyonsdale died at Port Leyden February 22, 1882. > BRANTINGHAM LAKE - has been many years a favorite resort for picnic parties, > being easy of access and sufficiently rural and picturesque to answer every > purpose. It is about a mile long and has Islands and points that give interst > and vairety to the scenery. > ______________________________> X-Message: #3 > Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 16:10:17 -0500 > From: "Ken Everard" <everardk@comcast.net> > To: NYLEWIS-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <00db01c41376$bd69e940$3201a8c0@DELL4550> > Subject: [NYLEWIS] Lewis County History > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi Pat: > > You have been busy! Hopefully some people will respond from the Lewis County > site because they have an interest in history and perhaps will see some > ancestral contacts in some of the names of key people that you include in your > "reprints" from the county's history books. > > I do hope that members of the list realize the value of your sharing so much > valuable historical information. After all, our ancestors lived in the context > of their times, thus "knowing the territory" and what was happening during those > early county years is significant for all of us. Your citations certainly can > provide a strong hint as to the occupations of our early families in America, > their trades, and their village leadership. How many people today, for example, > know that Martinsburg was the county seat at one time? > > You are making a valuable contribution to this list. My congratulations to you. > > Ken

Hi Ken With all the people who traveled to and from Lewis County in the early years it is sad to see our Mailing List so "DEAD". Many touched base here before their move westward. I hope to revive it and get our people working again and trying to connect with others in the Lewis County area. When my mother worked on the Bowen History Book she put her whole heart and soul into it. She traveled to NE to get material on the pioneers and loved every minute of it. I cannot let that die. On her death bed she told my youngest sister that I had made her proud of her bio heritage and I must continue to do so. I knew being adopted had made her feel like life had cheated her. But she did change her Obit and stated her Bio Parents and also her adopted parents and realized that she had an honorable heritage. If I never gave another thing to anyone in the world, I gave my mother her proud heritage. Regards Pat R. I was proud to get all the emails from the Lewis County Site after her recent death and that has encouraged me to get back into Genealogy in Lewis County. However I just completed 3 Seminars in Florida, with more to complete and I am booked for 2 Seminars in the beginning of 2005 already. Regards Pat R

Hi Pat: You have been busy! Hopefully some people will respond from the Lewis County site because they have an interest in history and perhaps will see some ancestral contacts in some of the names of key people that you include in your "reprints" from the county's history books. I do hope that members of the list realize the value of your sharing so much valuable historical information. After all, our ancestors lived in the context of their times, thus "knowing the territory" and what was happening during those early county years is significant for all of us. Your citations certainly can provide a strong hint as to the occupations of our early families in America, their trades, and their village leadership. How many people today, for example, know that Martinsburg was the county seat at one time? You are making a valuable contribution to this list. My congratulations to you. Ken

On the 16th of December 1876 A. C. Eaton lost 300,000. feet of lumber by incendiary fire. It was insured for $6,500. Besides the saw mills on Otter Creek there are at present the following in the present Town of Greig. Jacob Van Woert has a steam Saw Mill on Fish Creek using circular saws and employs about fifteen men. There are also on Fish Creek wter mills owned by Joseph T Northrup and Wessel Gallup. Upon Otter Creek, near Partridge's saw mill there is an extensive tannery formerly owned by the Botchford Brothers, but now by Charles W. Hersey of Boston. It is run by F. M. Botchford & Company. Henry J Botchford who was for several years prominently engaged in Tanning in this town and Lyonsdale died at Port Leyden February 22, 1882. BRANTINGHAM LAKE - has been many years a favorite resort for picnic parties, being easy of access and sufficiently rural and picturesque to answer every purpose. It is about a mile long and has Islands and points that give interst and vairety to the scenery.

Additional Surnames: VanWoert, Northrup, Eaton and Lewis "Other Industries" Greig Upon Otter creek, in the eastern part of Greig, is a mill for cutting up spruce timber into sounding boards for pianos. It is owned by Alfred Dolges who also has a larger establishment at Brockett's Bridege in Herkimer County. For this use, none but the best of timber can be used and that of slow growth and very uniform texture is sought.The logs are first quatered and than sawed by an upright gang, across the rings of annual growth, into bords five eighths of an inch thick. When planed it is three eights of an inch thick and each piece is squared upon the edges as wide as it will allow, there being a use for every piece down to those three inches wide and ten inches long. From seven to eight thousand feet are cut in a day. A planing mill for finishing the preparation is run at Port Leyden by Mr. G. W. Chase upon premiese formerly a tannery. Mr Dolges also cuts flooring and other stuff as materials come innot suitalbe for finer usesand employs fifteen to twenty men. Lower down upon Otter Creek there is a saw mill owned by Charles Partridge and still below this a gang sawmill formerly owned by A. C. Eaton but now by Richard Carter (formerly of Troy) and run by Thomas J. Lewis. The timer and other stuff made at this mill is tansported to the river bank by a wooden tram-road using horse power.. Still lower down on Otter creek is a mill owned by Edwin Pitcher and below this is another belonging to Duane Norton for the manufacture of lumber and lath. This completes the list of lumber mills upon this stream at the present time. There was formerly another still lower down but tits dam was carried away some years since and it is now in ruins. The sawmill of Richard Carter on Otter Creek in Greig was destroyed by fire on February 21 1870. The mill was a valuable one and contained a gang of thirty six saws and was insured for $4,000. which did not cover the loss. The orgin of the fire was not known. To Be Continued

GREIG VILLAGE This is a small village, that owes its existence to the tannery built upon Crystaline Creek as elseshere noticed. The business of the place in the summer of 1882 was as follows Hotel: A. H Burdick Stores: J Van Woert, F. G Burdick and Hill Brothers Wagon Shop and Blacksmith: A. W. Hopkins Blacksmith: John J. Lovejoy Toy Factory: Employing several persons, mostly children in the making of childrens toys Physicians: Dr A. A. Joslin Tannery: Employing about 25 men and tanning 40,000 sides of sole leather a years J Van Woert This tannery was built in 1849 by John R Williams of Troy NY It afterwards passed through the hands of various owners. It was rebuilt by Paige Burhans and Cyrus W. Pratt, the former owning three fourths of the interest. About 1852-53 Pratt bought out his partner. He afterwards sols a part to L R Lyon and for a time it was run by Snyder & Lyon. In January 1870 it was sold to Van Woert by whom it has since been run. The "Upper Tannery" so called on Fish Creek was built in the spring of 1849 by Cyrus W Pratt and has generally been run by the same owner. It is now given up. To distinguish it from the other it was called the "Brantingham Tannery" which will probably not long be able to get supplies of bark sufficient to make it profitable to continue. The Population of Greig Village by the Census of 1880 was 230

SOLDIERS OF THE LATE WAR BURIED AT HOUSEVILLE NEW YORK Seckner, Nelson Co. A 20th NY Cav. died at Norfolk VA August 2 1864 Age 22 Seckner Jefferson (brother of Nelson) and son of Abner, Co. L 3rd Batt. 5th NY A Died at Harper's Ferry February 4 1865 age 20 Peak, Jonathan Co B 20th NY Cav. died at Portsmouth Va. on December 8 1864 Age 21 Allen, Marcellus died in camp before the regiment left Martinsburgh Septemeber 28 1863 Age 18 Taken from the History of Lewis County by Hough

James Duane Moore James Duane Moore was B in Martinsburg, Lewis County NY on April 30 1816 and D in Lowville on Aug. 19 1892. He was the son of Orrin Moore and Polly Wheeler Moore. He married Emily Arthur the dauhter of Bradford Arthur and Rheuma Ela Arthur of Martinsburg on Jan. 8 1839. Emily was B at Martinsburg on March 32 1818 and D there April 23 1892. Mr Moore was but 10 years of age when his father died. He cared for his aged mother who lived to be 94 years of age and he resided on the family farm where he always lived. James Duane Moore and Emily Arthur Moore had 9 children. 1 Emily Maria Moore B Martinsburg Jan 8 1840 (Unmarried) D Feb 26 1875 2 Mary Augusta Moore B Martinsburg Dec 8 1842 3 Charles Duane Moore B Martinsburg Nov 28 1844 4 Orrin Bradfore Moore B Martinsburg Jan 22 1847 5 Frances Louise Moore B Martinsburg Jan 13 1849 6 Dewitt Clinton Moore B Martinsburg Jun 9 1851 7 Clarence Jay Moore B Martinsburg June 5 1853 M Sept 22 1880 Cora Alice Pitcher 8 Samuel Ela Moore B Martinsburg Aug 15 1855 10 William Wallace Moore B Martinsubrg Aug 28 1858 (Unmarried)

Orrin (Oren) Moore Orrin Moore was born in Simsbury, Conn. on Dec. 11 1771 and was the son of Joel Moore and Martha Spring Moore. He married Polly Wheeeler, Nov 30 1797. She was b March 25 1777. He was one of the first Highway Commissioners, the first School Commissioner and the first Assessor in Martinsburg, Lewis County NY. He was a Quaker. He died in Martinsburg on July 28 1826. His burial site nor the site of Polly Wheeler Moore are not known other than it is in the Town of Martinsburg, Lewis County, NY Note: Possible Burial Site -The Old Martinsburg Cemetery off Rt 26 where many Early Pioneers were buried and may have never been removed. Orrin Moore and Polly Wheeler Moore had 8 children 1. Orrin Moore B Martinsburg Oct 25 1798 and M Louisa Wood on Aug 29 1820. Orrin D on Dec 11 1845 2. Daughter B Jan 17 1803 and D Same Day 3.Almira Moore B Martinsburge July 21 1804 D Sept 25 1817 4.Orlando Moore B Sept 19 1805 D Sept 25 1817 5 Samuel Moore B June 14 1808 6.Nancy Moore B May 22 1811 D Oct 9 1829 7 Melissa Moore B Feb 1 1814 D July 31 1815 8 James Duane Moore B April 30 1816 D July 28 Aug 19 1892

Hello Gary I assume you have made some attempt to do research on these families and can break down the Town, Date, Location and etc. information on All of the families that you requested information from us on: BARNES FREEMAN FRANCIS STRICKLAND KEEGAN STIEGELBAUER HENRY FREDENBBUEG(H) LOOMIS PHELPS OTIS OATMAN STOUT Shirtleff MOSHER CHILD ROBERTS LEWIS COON COMLEY FISHER TOWNSEND SEAMAN BRONSEN GRAY ROGERS TUCKER SHEW PADDOCK MIDDLETON LARAWAY CADY SERVICE KITTS WOOLWORTH PARKS KELLOGG Rarrick MCDERMOTT I would like to ask that you be able to give us the location, date and more detailed information that you must have. Have you written to the Town Historians, Town Clerks and local County Archives for Information. That information would guide us . You have Checked the Census Reports? If so give us more definite information and dates to go on. Since there are so many names (Surnames) with no given names it would be a full time job for a Genealogist to give any information to you directly without doing a full scale research. Break down your information and I am sure many would help you with your missing information. . Regards Pat R

I am looking for any information and records for the following familes from Lew and Jefferson Counties NY. Specificallly in the Champion, Great Bend, Theresa, Philadelphia, Wilna, Worth cities of Jefferson and Lowville, Copenhagen, Denmark and surrounding areas for Lewis County. These names area: BARNES FREEMAN FRANCIS STRICKLAND KEEGAN STIEGELBAUER HENRY FREDENBBUEG(H) LOOMIS PHELPS OTIS OATMAN STOUT Shirtleff MOSHER CHILD ROBERTS LEWIS COON COMLEY FISHER TOWNSEND SEAMAN BRONSEN GRAY ROGERS TUCKER SHEW PADDOCK MIDDLETON LARAWAY CADY SERVICE KITTS WOOLWORTH PARKS KELLOGG Rarrick MCDERMOTT Any slight reference will help, Im having knee surgery and cant get around as well as before and was planning on going out ther myself but cant. Thank you in advance to all who reply or consider this request. Gary Barnes San Francisco CA.

James Gerard came to Croghan 1847 and later his wife, Pauline (Evrard) Gerard arrived later although I have not as yet found her on a ship's manifest as yet. They had a son named James, a daughter named Josephine, and perhaps other children. The parents and at least one child are buried at St. Stephen's Cemetery in Croghan. Pauline died in 1898 and James about four years later in Lowville. Does anyone have a Gerard connection in their family trees? Ken Everard

Hi, I think I'm at last on the trail of my G-G-Grandfather's parents. Joseph Crofoot moved from Berlin CT. to Leyden, Lewis county, NY in 1821. He died in 1829, but his name was listed on the 1830 Federal Census as head of household. It did not list him in the column showing he was alive. I am looking for information about the family he left when he died. Specially the name of his wife. I understand there was a NY Census in 1835. How/where could I find that to see if his wife is listed there? I know that Joseph was returned to Berlin, CT for burial, but his family remained in Leyden. Any help would be greatly appreciated, Pat

Hello If Olga is out there please contact the List. Your email was returned that the address was Invalid. Pat R

Dear Olga Here is the Site for the New York Newspaper Project. Go to Counties and you will get a list of all the Counties in NYS. Select Lewis County and it will give you all the Newspapers and Dates they were published. Since the year is 1989 I have selected the film you would need. . http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/nysnp/ Here is the Microfilm that you would want that would cover 1989. Journal and Republican (Lowville, N.Y. : 1929) OCLC: #29298095 Published: 1929-9999 Frequency: Weekly Microfilm: s={1929:7:25-1993} Call number: NY 59 Lowville 93-31899 The Microfilms can be ordered on Interlibrary loan by doing the following shown at this URL: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/ill.htm Note that there is separate instructions depending on your Location. (Inter or Intra State). However, you must go to the public Library near you and have them request it for you. If you have any questions regarding how to order ask for their help. You did not mention where you were living or I would try to locate the closest Library location for you. I hope that this will help you, Warm Regards Pat R

Jan - We're fairly new to the area ourselves, but I believe the Watertown Daily Times (which has a website, but I don't have the exact address right now . . . just keyword) produces the Lowville and the Carthage newspapers as well as Watertown. Perhaps that might be a place to start determining where the archives would be. Jo Belmont - Harrisville ----- Original Message ----- From: Jan Cortez To: NYLEWIS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 10:16 PM Subject: [NYLEWIS] Fw: Lowville Newspaper Forwarding on to list. Please answer Olga directly at the below email address or on the list. Jan List Administrator ----- Original Message ----- From: "Olga" <olga@usadatanet.net> > i am interested in finding a photograph and article of a ukrainian family of when they first arrived in 1989 which was featured in the local lowville newspaper.It containes a photograph of my family. I don't know how to locate a website, to get this information. Any and all help is appreciated. > >

Forwarding on to list. Please answer Olga directly at the below email address or on the list. Jan List Administrator ----- Original Message ----- From: "Olga" <olga@usadatanet.net> > i am interested in finding a photograph and article of a ukrainian family of when they first arrived in 1989 which was featured in the local lowville newspaper.It containes a photograph of my family. I don't know how to locate a website, to get this information. Any and all help is appreciated. > >

I have a copy of a distributee list from Michael McCraith's estate dated July 24, 1947. Are there any descendants that can tell me the relationship of the names on the list to the deceased? The list includes - William & Laudy Arnold; John & Thomas McCraith; Catherine Wuerstle; Mary Bielanski; Florence & Lois Moran; Dorothy Barnes; Patricia De Walle; Eileen Moran Lawrence; Benjamin Doane Betty Fudge Iowa bfudge@iowtelecom.net